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Dear friend: Early voting begins today. It is important that you get out and vote. In the Democratic primary we have candidates for all statewide offices. We also have propositions to affirm our values. Among these propositions are a right …

In 2015, a bill that passed in the Texas Legislature required the state’s environmental agency to conduct a comprehensive study on the Lone Star State’s recycling industry. At the time, state Sen. José R. Rodriguez (D-El Paso), who co-sponsored the …

Dear friend: The year 2017 is ending, and it’s time to reflect. I am lucky to represent El Paso and much of the Trans-Pecos in the Texas Senate. It is something I take very seriously, and my staff reflects …

At first, the house on Spanish Point Drive brought happy memories to Darin White. His daughter had been born in the split-level home, bought in 2008 for $134,501 in a developing neighborhood in El Paso. White, a master sergeant in …

El Paso – An Austin judge today released Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law regarding her previous ruling that the public did not authorize the City to build a sports arena in Duranguito or anywhere in Downtown El Paso. In the …

El Paso – State Sen. José Rodríguez responded to members of El Paso City Council who wrote a letter to him justifying the city’s actions in trying to place a sports arena in historic Duranguito, the first platted neighborhood in the …

El Paso – Senator José Rodríguez, Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, released the following statement following the president’s decision, announced this morning, to discontinue President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in six months: DREAMers are part …

Austin – Today, President Trump went back on his word and discontinued President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Senate Democratic Caucus’ statement is as follows: Since its inception five years ago, DACA has helped nearly 800,000 young people, many …

El Paso – Former state Rep. Paul Moreno, who served in the Texas Legislature for more than 40 years, has died. Sen. José Rodríguez’s statement is as follows: El Paso, Texas, and the nation have lost a great champion for working …

Homeowners and small businesses increasingly use rooftop solar to generate power and lower electricity costs. Communities win when more solar is installed. It creates local jobs, reduces reliance on polluting traditional generation and reduces the need for electric companies to …